John Cleese: I've had a hair transplant

Fawlty Towers star John Cleese has undergone a hair transplant.

The 69-year-old actor announced the news to presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan during a television interview.

However, the difference appears to be limited as he is still mostly bald.

After discussing his hip replacement, Cleese announced: "As we're talking operations, since I saw you last I've had a hair transplant."

The former Monty Python star explained that two strips of scalp had been taken from the back of his head, cut into 800 pieces and transplanted to the top of his head.

Asked why he had done it, Cleese replied: "Because I have got a very strange shaped head. It's very pointy. And I don't like wearing wigs."

The comic actor is not the only public figure to opt for hair plugs.

Joe Biden, the US vice-president elect, reportedly had a hair transplant in the 1980s and his coiffure came under much scrutiny during the election race. He has, however, denied having Botox treatment.

Appearing on television chat show Richard and Judy's New Position, Cleese also discussed his divorce.

He has split from his third wife, Alyce Faye Eichelberger, and joked: "I'm writing a movie script called May Divorce Be With You."

Cleese recently claimed that marriage vows "should be like dog licences. I think you should have to renew marriage licences every five years, unless you have children."